Meaning & use
wife
A woman in relation to her spouse in a marriage.
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His wife met him at the airport after his long trip abroad.
They introduced her as his wife at the family reunion last summer.
A note on using this word
Wife specifically denotes a married woman, while spouse is gender-neutral and covers either partner in a marriage.
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